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You know, that game that you spend hours playing with your friends while procrastinating at work. Sound familiar? Scrabble was invited by Alfred Mosher Butts and Scrabble Day commemorates Mr. Butts birthday, April 13th 1899. Unfortunately his name does not produce a big score (if you allow names). However, the highest scoring word that has ever been documented is “quixotry” – a whopping 365 points! Can you see triple word, triple letter, hello?! Without Mr. Butts one of the greatest procrastination tools of all time would not exist. Thank you Mr. Butts. Thank you!

Other Holidays:

Thomas Jefferson Day – recognizes the 3rd U.S. President

National Peach Cobbler Day

Also On This Day:

Ben & Jerry’s free cone day (2011)

Tiger Woods became the youngest golfer to win The Masters (21) and the 1st of African heritage to win a golf major (1997)